Project Planning and Management

This assignment focuses on project planning and management principles. It includes a discussion on the importance of clear specifications, holistic methodologies involving the entire project team, and various plans such as communication, configuration, and change management. The document also outlines essential planning components like objectives, scope, budget, schedule, requirements, resources, risk management, and project methodology. References to relevant sources are provided throughout the text.

Weekly Portfolio Learning Table
Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal learning
outcomes
Learnings from
your experience.
References.
Project
Specifications
According to the study,
creation of proper
specifications is associated
with following a process that
is methodical so as to capture
whatever the requirements for
the project are as well as have
the specifications built.
All the components for
development should also
be used.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project
Management: A Systems Approach
to Planning, Scheduling, and
Controlling. [online] Available at:
https://leseprobe.buch.de/images-
adb/01/a0/01a0f1b5-054e-46ba-
a3d3-4d33b63eb326.pdf [Accessed
11 Oct. 2017].
Kerzner
Chapter 11.9-
11.14, 11.22-
11.29;
The methodology to be
employed should be holistic
and also employs the entire
project development team.
The Project Manager has
different plans to
formulate. Such plans
include communication
plans, configuration
management plans and
change management
plans.
Pmi (2017). Project Management
Professional (PMP) Handbook.
[online] Available at:
https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi
/documents/public/pdf/certificatio
ns/project-management-
professional-handbook.pdf
[Accessed 11 Oct. 2017].
Journals &
Standards
 IJPM Planning include objectives,
scope, budget, schedule,
requirements, resources,
communication plan, risk
management, change
management and project
methodology.
 PMJ
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Topic and
reading
samples.
Personal learning
outcomes
Learnings from
your experience.
References.
 SAI
Global
Most projects are made of
several tasks. However, every
task is given a start and a due
date to ensure that it is
cleared within the time frame.
Portfolio Reflection
The methodology to be employed should be holistic and also employs the entire project
development team. All the components for development should also be used.
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